The tension had already managed to reach its climax before Gabriella or Maximus could even claim the seats left open for them. Sensing this, Vincenzo attempted to break the ice as thick as a glacier as he inquired about the couple-remaining kind as the dutiful host.
"Tell me, Gabriella, how it is that you met and fell for our Maximus…He is not exactly as welcoming as I am…"
"We met-" Maximus began before being silenced by Vincenzo raising his hand and motioning it to Gabriella.
"I was asking HER." His tone raised only slightly to assert his dominance as Maximus leaned back within his chair but kept his hand upon Gabriella's knee. As he slipped further into his seat, his hand followed until his fingers were beneath her plum skirt and fondling the cusp of her womanhood that was kept fr
